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Racist Incidents Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2013-14
This bulletin presents statistics on racist incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2013-14.
Racist incidents reported to the police may involve one or more victims/ complainers, one or more perpetrators, and may result in one or more crimes or offences being recorded.
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Table 12: Ethnic group of perpetrators of racist incidents, Scotland, 2004-05 to 2013-14,1,2,3,4
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| Ethnic Group1,2 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
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| White British | 3,060 | 3,743 | 4,320 | 4,281 | 4,161 | 4,219 | 4,183 | 4,075 | 3,498 | 3,844 |
| White Irish | 16 | 32 | 32 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 71 | 38 | 22 | 19 |
| Gypsy/Traveller, Polish White and Other White | 19 | 20 | 101 | 61 | 104 | 125 | 661 | 538 | 552 | 189 |
| Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Other Asian | 73 | 106 | 132 | 100 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 145 | 103 | 96 |
| African, Caribbean & Other Black | 25 | 27 | 69 | 48 | 38 | 46 | 64 | 48 | 55 | 51 |
| Mixed & Other | 53 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 53 |
| Unknown | 75 | 136 | 404 | 435 | 934 | 936 | 437 | 393 | 264 | 357 |
| Total | 3,321 | 4,100 | 5,082 | 5,013 | 5,447 | 5,504 | 5,562 | 5,281 | 4,541 | 4,609 |
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| Number, Percentage & Rate |
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| Ethnic Group1,2 | 2013-14 | % breakdown (where known) 2013-14 | Rate per 10,000 population (2013-14) based on 2011 Census 3 | |||||||
| White British | 3,844 | 90.4 | 7.9 | |||||||
| White Irish, Gypsy/Traveller, Polish White and Other White | 208 | 4.9 | 9.4 | |||||||
| Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Other Asian | 96 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |||||||
| African, Caribbean & Other Black | 51 | 1.2 | 14.1 | |||||||
| Mixed & Other | 53 | 1.2 | 15.5 | |||||||
| Unknown | 357 | - | - | |||||||
| Total | 4,609 | 100.0 | 8.7 | |||||||
1. See Section 5.2 for further details on ethnic group classifications.
2. From 2009-10 to 2013-14, legacy forces moved from a 13-group classification to a 21-group classification. During this transition period, a number of categories changed unexpectedly; especially around the 'Other White' and 'White British' categories. Caution is urged when comparing across years.
3. This table presents data for perpetrators using a compressed 13-group classification in order to maintain disclosure principles and to provide meaningful data.
4. Population estimates taken from the 2011 Scottish Census published by NRS, www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk
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